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Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:43 pm**

Massive engine failure for Webber!

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:46 pm**

15 minutes to go and the order is: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Bourdais, Barrichello, Massa, Rosberg, Piquet and Coulthard

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:47 pm**

Track temperature up to 35 degrees

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:49 pm**

Piquet up into 4th with a 1:36.789

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:51 pm**

Hamilton has completed the least number of laps with 9

Trulli and Glock have completed the most laps with 17

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:52 pm**

7 minutes remaining. All the cars will go out soon on relatively low fuel

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:56 pm**

Hamilton on the track on the softer compound

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:56 pm**

And he improves in 1st with a 1:36.135

Kubica on the softer compound on a quick one!

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:57 pm**

Kubica goes second with a 1:36.150.

18 cars on the track with 2 minutes remain

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:58 pm**

Now all the drivers are on the track!

Webber of course had an engine failure

Heidfeld on a quick one!

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:59 pm**

Heidfeld fastest with a 1:36.061

Alonso on a quick lap

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:03 pm**

Kovalainen makes a mistake cutting a corner.

Session over: Heidfeld, Hamilton, Kubica, Kovalainen, Trulli, Rosberg, Bourdais and Coulthard.

Last minute push from BMW Sauber! Just 0.089 separates the top 3.

Massa in 12th, Raikkonen in 13th, Alonso in 16th!

Full Results

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Total Laps
1 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.061 17
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.074 15
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0.089 18
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.263 16
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0.335 22
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.366 20
7 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 0.581 20
8 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0.651 18
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0.652 20
10 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0.728 20
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0.778 19
12 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.781 16
13 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.840 15
14 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.841 18
15 Jenson Button Honda 0.897 18
16 Fernando Alonso Renault 0.935 18
17 Timo Glock Toyota 0.992 22
18 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.505 12
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1.587 19
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1.903 18

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:29 pm**

oh it's so awesome!
kubica takes 1st, lewis battles with massa and raikkonen and we have a new champion

what time does the quals start?

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:04 pm**

First Qualifying session underway.

Air temperature is at 28 degrees and track temperature at 35 degrees.

Piquet first out

Posted: **Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:04 pm**

Piquet sets a 1:37.511

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